| Nicolas Dessum | |
|---|---|
| Country |  France |
| Born | 20 February 1977 Lyon, France |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Personal best | 207.5 m (681 ft) Planica, 20-23 March 2003 |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 1994–2005 |
| Individual wins | 1 |
| Indiv. podiums | 2 |
| Indiv. starts | 203 |
| Team starts | 9 |
| Updated on 10 February 2016. | |
Nicolas Dessum (born 20 February 1977) is a French former ski jumper.
His best finishes at the Winter Olympics occurred at Lillehammer in 1994 with a sixth in the team large hill and a 14th in the individual normal hill events. Dessum's best individual at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the large hill at Trondheim in 1997. His best finish at the Ski-flying World Championships was 13th at Vikersund in 2000.
Dessum's only World Cup win was in a large hill event in Japan in 1995. Dessum retired from the World Cup in 2007 during the summer GP.
| Season | Overall | 4H | SF | NT | JP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993/94 | 23 | 17 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1994/95 | 12 | 5 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1995/96 | 46 | 48 | 28 | N/A | 50 |
| 1996/97 | 18 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 17 |
| 1997/98 | 37 | 53 | 43 | 19 | 35 |
| 1998/99 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| 1999/00 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2000/01 | 46 | 35 | 33 | 26 | N/A |
| 2001/02 | 42 | 18 | N/A | 51 | N/A |
| 2002/03 | 64 | 57 | N/A | 33 | N/A |
| 2003/04 | 48 | 50 | N/A | — | N/A |
| 2004/05 | 58 | 36 | N/A | — | N/A |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994/95 | 22 January 1995 |  Sapporo | Ōkurayama K115 | LH |
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